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... ENCYCLOPÆDIA of GAR- DENING ; comprising the Theory and Practice of Horticulture , Floriculture , Arboriculture , and Landscape Garden- ing . In large Vol . 8vo . closely printed , with upwards of Seven Hundred En- , gravings on Wood ...
... ENCYCLOPÆDIA of GAR- DENING ; comprising the Theory and Practice of Horticulture , Floriculture , Arboriculture , and Landscape Garden- ing . In large Vol . 8vo . closely printed , with upwards of Seven Hundred En- , gravings on Wood ...
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